Easy Local Server Setup for Web development

Explore 3 different options about setting up and configuring a local server to run on your computer. Local web development environment within minutes customized and ready to go.

Course is presentation is on a Windows machine and the applications will be shown running on a windows machine, applications like XAMPP, AMPPS and Vagrant work across platforms and links and resources are provided.

Writing web code and trying it out on your own machine can save you time. Setup and run a server that can simulate what your web users will see online. This is amazingly easy to do and can save you time, and allow you to work more efficiency. Without having to bother to upload content to try out server languages saves lots of time when building your applications. Having a database that is easy to setup, use test and remove is an ideal solution for web developers writing code. Try out your applications, debug your applications and whatever you want since its only on your computer. Once its ready and working the way you envision then transfer it to your server for the world to see.

This course contains 3 simple ways to setup a web server and run it on your computer. They all serve different needs, and this course allows you to explore your options. Get the information you need to work more effectively.

Learn to setup XAMPP - a super popular option to get a web server up and running in minutes. Learn about the XAMPP control panel and how to configure your install. Customize you install to function that way you need it. Learn about setting up XAMPP FTP. All the resources and help you need about XAMPP in one place. Explore the basic of PHPmyAdmin, see how to send mail from XAMPP. If you want to run multiple projects on XAMPP let us show you how. Everything about XAMPP to help you start using it in minutes.

Learn how to setup AMPPS - the ultimate local machine with over 300 ready to go apps like WordPress and almost any other popular PHP app you can imagine. Its got information about the apps and they can be installed within a few clicks. Trying out some new PHP apps, is made easy with AMPPS. AMPPS has a lot to offer and this course will walk you through what you need to know to get started. Explore the Admin Panel and the User Panel. See how MySQL and PHPmyadmin works within AMPPS. Information on more tools and options for database. Setup FTP with AMPPS. Create custom domains. Setup WordPress in under 1 minute!! Learn how to backup and restore your websites.

Vagrant Virtual Box localhost - this options gives you even more flexibility to run server side scripts. Customize it all or use the default its up to you. Setting up a Vagrant box is demonstrated in the course. The possibilities are endless. If the previous two options did not do what you need this one surely will. Difficulty of the setup is increased over the other options which are more or less click and go. This one takes some configuration but this course illustrates that it can be made easy. We show you how to install a pre-configured box ready to go and develop on.

Setup your local web development environment with the resources and information provided. This can be made super easy and this course will show you how you to can setup your own local machine. I'm here to help you learn about web development and ready to answer any questions you may have.